Wolfram Alpha 05/18/2009
 

Let me preface this post with a quick bio of Stephen Wolfram, the man behind the potentially revolutionary system I'm about to discuss:

"Stephen Wolfram (born 29 August 1959 in London) is a British physicist, mathematician and businessman, known for his work in theoretical particle physics, cosmology, cellular automata, complexity theory, and computer algebra." Wikipedia

He was a child prodigy who wrote his first article on particle physics at 16 and received his ph.D from California Institute of Technology at 20. Throughout his career he has built a revered reputation both as an academic and as a businessman, developing and marketing a ground breaking piece of software called Mathematica which solved complex mathematical, scientific and engineering problems. It's fair to say that he's a genius and a bit of a geek celebrity.